A Child Is Born

 

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing a Christmas card using the Vintage Christmas Background, Floral Clusters- Winter Poinsettia, and Merry Christmas (all from Stamp Simply)!

I love the new Vintage Christmas Background stamp, don’t you?  It can be paired with so many different Stamp Simply stamp sets- if you have time, stop by the Stamp Simply blog to check out the gorgeous creations from my Sister Design Team members.

I enjoy playing along with online challenges and will be linking this card to  the Addicted to Stamps & More #482 Christmas Challenge, the Festive Friday #FF0173 “Traditional Christmas” Challenge (Red, Green, Gold, Embossing, Christmas Sentiment) and the Word Art Wednesday #675-#676 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to check out the rest of my Sister Design Team cards on the Stamp Simply blog, or the other challenge sites, I hope you take the time to do so- so much inspiration from all!

To create this card:

De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool.

Using Versamark ink, stamp the Vintage Christmas Background stamp with onto the prepared panel, apply gold embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Repeat the above steps for the verse sentiment.

Once the embossing has cooled, trim the panel, mount onto dark green cardstock, trim again and mount onto red cardstock, before adhering to a white card base.

Ink the poinsettia image with Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once the embossing has cooled, water-color the image with water-based markers and use a white paint pen for the floral center.

Use the Floral Clusters die to die cut the poinsettia (also, die cut an additional die cut from white cardstock to layer behind the colored image).

Mount the floral image onto the card front with dimensional foam.

Add a few rhinestones to the card front to finish off the card. 

Stamp Sets: Vintage Christmas Background, Floral Clusters- Winter Poinsettia, Merry Christmas (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Black Onyx, Versamark , Stampin’ Write Markers- Cherry Cobbler, Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi, Mossy Meadow

Cardstock/Paper: White, Mossy Meadow, Real Red

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Dies- Floral Cluster and Sprigs, Embossing Powder Tool, Heat Tool, Gold and Clear Embossing Powder, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Rhinestones- Split Pea

Don’t forget to stop by and check out the current sale at Stamp Simply!

Thanks again for visiting and I hope you have a blessed weekend/week! 

TCC#202 King of Kings

Hi Friends!

Welcome to our new #202 {Christmas Cheer} Challenge at the The Card Concept!

Check out this gorgeous inspiration photo!  I love the décor, the red and white as well as the beautiful pillows.  I was inspired by the colors and theme for my Classy and Elegant/Clean and Layered card/

We are looking forward to seeing what inspires your card! Will it be the overall theme, the colors, items in the photo/textures or something else?

If you have not already visited us at The Card Concept, I hope you will find the time to do so.  Gorgeous inspiration from the rest of my DT sisters! 

This was a quick and fun card to create:

On a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” piece of white cardstock, de-static the panel and ink up the script block image from Jesus (Stamp Simply) with Candied Apple Distress Oxide Ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Score below and above the stamped and embossed image (it is hard to see this in the photo).  I actually scored the panel and scored too vigorously, lol, so I had to score another panel, trim the embossed image and adhere it to the second panel, oops!!

Trim the entire background panel to approx. 4” x 5 ¼”, mount onto a 4 ¼” x 5 ½” piece of red cardstock.

Add a strip of red seam binding ribbon, wrapping the ends behind the panel and adhere to a white card base.

On another piece of white cardstock, ink the poinsettia image from the Floral Clusters- Winter Poinsettia stamp set with Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Watercolor the poinsettia with distress inks and die cut with the coordinating die.  FYI- I also die cut another poinsettia out of plain white cardstock to layer behind the stamped image (this gives the image more stability for mounting onto the card front).

Mount the die cut poinsettia with dimensional foam to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets:  Floral Cluster- Winter Poinsettia, Jesus (Stamp Simply)

Inks/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black,  Candied Apple Distress Oxide Ink, Distress Inks- Candied Apple, Ripe Persimmon, Mowed Lawn, Evergreen Bough

Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White, Real Red

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Dies- Floral Clusters and Sprigs, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Red Seam Binding, Scoring Tool, Waterbrush

Thanks again for taking the time to visit! I hope you are inspired to create a card and join us for our #202 {Christmas Cheer} Challenge at The Card Concept!  

Maybe if you have the time, you could create a few cards.  The deadline to play along is Monday, January 8th at noon EDT.

All is Calm

 

Hi Friends!

This week we are preparing for Christmas on the Stamp Simply blog. 

I decided to create another simple Christmas card using the Floral Clusters- Winter Poinsettia stamp set, the Floral Clusters and Sprigs die and the Snowflake Blessings Border Strip stamp set along with gold embossing powder (all from Stamp Simply).

If you have not had a chance to check out my Sister DT cards yet, I hope you will do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

Trim a piece of white cardstock to 4¼” x 5 ½” .

De-static the panel with an embossing powder tool, ink the border image from the Snowflake Blessings Border Strip stamp set with Versamark ink, stamp onto the prepared panel, apply gold embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Repeat the above steps to create the background. 

Trim the panel to 4” x 5 ¼” and mount the panel onto a white card base.

De-static another piece of white cardstock and heat emboss the winter poinsettia image with gold embossing powder. 

Die cut the image with the Floral Cluster die (I also die cut another one from white cardstock to layer behind the embossed image). 

Heat emboss the sentiment from the Snowflake Blessings Border Strip stamp set with gold embossing powder and die cut with the Fishtail Sentiment Banners die.

Adhere the sentiment to the card front.

Mount the die cut poinsettia to the card front and add a few champagne rhinestones to the flower center to finish off the card.

Stamp Sets: Floral Clusters- Winter Poinsettia, Snowflake Blessings Border Strip (Stamp Simply)

Inks/Mediums: Versamark

Cardstock/Paper: White

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Simply Steel Dies- Floral Cluster and Sprigs, Fishtail Sentiment Banners Dies, Kaisercraft Self Adhesive Round Rhinestones- Champagne, Embossing Powder Tool, Gold Embossing Powder, Heat Tool

I enjoy playing along with online challenges and will be linking this card to the Word Art Wednesday #623-#624 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have a chance, stop by and check out the current specials at Stamp Simply!

Thanks again for visiting and I hope you have a blessed weekend! 

TCC182b May the Spirit of Christmas

Hi Friends!

Welcome to the #182a {Harvest Bounty} or #182b {Christmas Joy} Challenge!

This is our mid-month dual inspiration challenge- don’t you just love all both of our inspiration photos?  I am behind in designing my Christmas cards this year and was inspired by the colors, theme and the poinsettias on the hearth of the Christmas Joy photo to create an Elegant and Classy Mixed Media card.

I am also participating with the Word Art Wednesday #565-#566 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to visit our Design Team/gallery at The Card Concept Challenge, or the Word Art Wednesday challenge site yet,  I hope you will find time to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

This was a fairly easy card to create:

De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool, ink the poinsettia image from the Floral Cluster- Winter Poinsettia stamp set with Versafine Onyx Black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

Once cooled, watercolor the image with water-based markers.  Add white highlights with a white paint pen and die cut with the Floral Cluster and Sprigs Die.

Repeat the embossing steps above on another piece of white cardstock with the sentiment from Christmas Peace.  Once the embossing has cooled, die cut with the Spellbinders Elegant Ovals Die.

Die cut a second oval from white cardstock and layer the two to create a thicker sentiment layer.

Trim a piece of the dark floral patterned designer paper from the Carta Bella Happy Christmas 6 x 6 paper pad to approx. 4’ x 4” (cut in half) and layer onto a piece of white cardstock.

Layer a piece of the red checked designer paper from the Carta Bella Happy Christmas 6x6 paper pad onto black cardstock.  Adhere to the background panel covering the cut edges of the dark floral layers.

Trim the white around the background panel, mount onto black cardstock, trim again and mount onto a white card base.

Adhere the sentiment panel directly to the card front and add the winter poinsettia image with dimensional foam.

Finish off the card using a clear glitter pen on the petals (hard to see in the photo) and white pearls to the floral center and the lower right area of the sentiment oval.

Stamp Sets:  Floral Cluster-Winter Poinsettia, Christmas Peace (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums:  Versafine™ Onyx Black, Stampin’ Write Markers- Poppy Parade, Cherry Cobbler, Pear Pizzazz, Mossy Meadow; Zig Wink of Stella Brush- Clear Glitter Marker

Cardstock/Paper: White, Black, Carta Bella Happy Christmas 6x6 Paper Pad

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr., Stamp Simply Steel Dies- Floral Cluster and Sprigs,  Spellbinders Elegant Ovals Dies, Embossing Powder Tool, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Kaisercraft Self-Adhesive Round Pearls- Pearl

Thanks so much for stopping by-I hope you have been inspired to join us with our #182a {Harvest Bounty} or #182b {Christmas Joy} Challenge! 

Floral Clusters- Winter Poinsettia Background

 

Hi Friends!

Today I am sharing another Christmas card designed with stamps and dies from The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

I love the sweet poinsettia image from Winter Poinsettia as well as the beautiful fonts used for the sentiments in Christmas Peace, don’t you? 

I decided to create a monochromatic card and used the poinsettia image to create my own background “paper”.

I enjoy playing along with online challenges an
d will be linking this card to the Tic-Tac-Toe #093 Challenge (middle row across- Red, Winter Holiday, Spotlight Technique) along with The Spot #140 "Over the Top Holiday Cards" and Simon Says Monday "Favorite Technique" Challenge.

My favorite technique is an “oldie”- Heat Embossing. I use Heat Embossing on almost every card I design- I still love watching that powder melt, lol! 

If you have not had a chance to visit any of the challenge sites or The Stamp Simply blog yet, I encourage you to do so.  Wonderful inspiration from the galleries as well as from my Design Team “sisters” on the Stamp Simply DT!  

To create this card:

Ink the poinsettia image from Winter Poinsettia with Versamark ink and repeatedly stamp onto a prepared piece of red cardstock (stamping off the edges to create an all over pattern).  Apply white embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool (I had to stamp a few at a time, heat emboss and repeat until the panel was finished).

Trim the embossed panel and mount onto a piece of black cardstock.

Ink the poinsettia image with Versafine Onyx Black ink, stamp onto a piece of white cardstock, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Once the embossing powder has cooled, fussy cut the image (I cut off the berries so it would fit the card better).  Use a clear glitter marker to add shimmer to the flower petals and set aside to dry.

Using the same steps as above, heat emboss the sentiment from Christmas Peace  onto white cardstock.  Once the embossing powder has cooled, die cut with a label die and cut a few extra labels (the same size) to adhere behind the sentiment.

Add a piece of black seam binding to the background panel (wrapping the ends behind the panel).  Mount the panel onto a white card base.

Add the sentiment die cut with dimensional foam (or chipboard, which I prefer) and adhere the fussy cut poinsettia at the top.

Finish off the card with a black seam binding bow, a red button, and a few white pearls.

Stamp Sets:  Floral Clusters- Winter Poinsettia,  Christmas Peace (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black, Versamark,  Zig Wink of Stella Brush- Clear Glitter Marker

Cardstock/Paper:  White, Black, Red

Accessories/Tools:  Embossing Powder Tool Applicator- EK Success, Clear and White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Black Seam Binding, Red Button, White Pearls, Labels Four Dies- Spellbinders

Thanks again for taking the time to visit!  I hope all of you are staying as healthy and safe as possible…this year has been so difficult, especially for those who are in the hospital or nursing home and cannot see their loved ones. 

We have not been able to visit family since they are all out of state and this Christmas will be different for us as well.  I am thankful that, so far, my hubby and I have not contracted COVID, but we do know many that have, and our prayers are with all of them and their families.

May the Lord keep you and bless you all!

Stack and Quilt Floral Cluster- Winter Poinsettia Card Set

 Hi Friends!  

I am having fun creating Christmas cards and this set of five cards was designed with Stamp Simply stamp sets, Winter Poinsettia and Christmas Peace along with the Kaisercraft Peace & Joy paper pad using the Stack and Quilt technique from Splitcoaststampers. 

I love to participate with online challenges and am linking to the Simon Says Wednesday “Christmas”Challenge, The Spot #137 “Color Challenge” and the Word Art Wednesday #466-#467“Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to check out the Stamp Simply blog yet or the challenge sites above, I encourage you to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this set of cards:

Pull out five pieces of 4” x 5 ¼” designer paper from the Peace & Joy paper pad and stack them together before cutting on the diagonal along with three other cuts to create five pieces for the quilt pattern from each piece of designer paper (please see the tutorial for more details). 

Layer and adhere each piece separately onto a piece of white cardstock- you will have five panels when finished. Once you have all five pieces “quilted” to the white cardstock, emboss using the Script Background embossing folder.

Lightly distress the edges of the quilted panel and add the crocheted lace. FYI- make sure you have the embossed script wording upright before adding the crochet lace. See the last card below with the lace and ribbon at the top- I originally added the lace thinking that it was at the bottom, but oops!, the embossed wording was upside down, lol!.  No worries, I removed the lace/ribbon (carefully) and turned the it around but had to keep it at the top since the adhesive tore the paper a bit :-) 

Add the green grosgrain ribbon, adhere the ribbon ends behind the panel and mount onto another piece of white cardstock. Distress the edges and adhere to a piece of black cardstock before mounting the entire panel onto the white card base.

Stamp the Christmas Peace sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black ink onto white cardstock,  apply clear embossing powder applied and heat set with a heat tool.  Die cut with a circle die, mount onto another circle die cut from black cardstock and mount onto the card front with chipboard (or dimensional foam).

Stamp the Winter Poinsettia image with Versafine Onyx Black ink onto white cardstock,  apply clear embossing powder applied and heat set with a heat tool.  Watercolor the image with water-based markers and die cut with the coordinating die.

Mount the poinsettia die cut onto the card front with chipboard or dimensional foam.

Use a clear glitter marker to add shimmer to the poinsettia petals, a white paint pen to add highlights to the berries and flower center and add a few pearls to finish off the card.

I had so much fun creating this set of cards! What a great way to use up some of your designer paper, love this stack and quilt technique!

Stamp Sets: Floral Clusters- Winter Poinsettia,  Christmas Peace (Stamp Simply)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad, Water-based Markers- Real Red, Pear Pizzazz, Mossy Meadow (all Stampin’ Up!), Zig Wink of Stella Brush- Clear Glitter Marker, Extra Fine White Paint Pen

Cardstock/Paper:  White and Black Cardstock; Peace & Joy 6.5 x 6.5 Paper (Kaisercraft)

Accessories/Tools: Gemini, Jr. , Floral Cluster & Sprigs Dies (part of the Floral Clusters Bundle with Die) ; Darice Embossing Folder-Script Background

,  Heat Tool, Ranger Super Fine Embossing Powder- Clear,  Green Grosgrain Ribbon, White Crochet Lace, Pearls

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by and visit- I hope I have inspired you to create something this weekend!